Author: BostonSportsNews

Ahead of All-Star weekend, MLB released its top-selling jerseys of 2025 list. Two, or one and a half, Boston Red Sox players made the list, depending on how you count. San Francisco Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers ranked seventh, while Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran ranked 12th. The article, released by MLB.com, notes that Devers’ sales include both Red Sox and Giants jerseys. While it doesn’t provide a split, it’s safe to assume there was a large demand for Giants jerseys when he switched teams. It’s Jarren Duran’s first time on the list. He joins the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee (17th), the…

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Ryan Downes and Patrick Kilcoyne will meet Friday with the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Championship on the line. The pair advanced with quarterfinal and semifinal match play victories Thursday at GreatHorse in Hampden. Downes, a GreatHorse member and Longmeadow resident, is a standout player at Vanderbilt. He became the youngest winner in event history when he captured the state title two years ago at Essex Country Club at age 17. He will face Kilcoyne, a member at Woodland Golf Club. The Belmont native plays at Gettysburg College. The 36-hole championship match will begin at 7:30 a.m. Downes nipped Joseph Lenane of…

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BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead, two-run double during a three-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday.Boston starter Walker Buehler gave up three runs off five hits, including two home runs, over six innings. Chris Murphy (1-0) and Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth, and Aroldis Chapman struck out two in the ninth to pick up his 16th save and 1,300th strikeout.Junior Caminero hit a two-run home run and Ha-Seong Kim added a solo homer for the Rays.Tampa’s Taj Bradley…

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The Red Sox offense was getting beat down by Taj Bradley and the Rays. Down two runs late, I was ready to accept defeat and move on for the rest of the series. Then the seventh inning happened. Newly acquired reliever Bryan Baker takes over for Bradley, probably to the relief of the home dugout. Trevor Story works a walk and swipes second base. Romy Gonzalez walks to set up Marcelo Mayer. The kid squibs and legs out an RBI double to left field. Two on, both in scoring position, for inarguably the hottest hitter in the Red Sox lineup…

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PREP SCHOOLS Autumn Allen (Wheeler) girls track Julia Bae (Winsor) girls tennis Max Becker (Pingree) boys lacrosse Jillian Bergeron (Governor’s) girls track Sarah Brody (Newton Country Day) softball Mitchell Canuel (Portsmouth Abbey School) baseball Megan Cloherty (Montrose) softball Owen Crann (Middlesex) boys lacrosse Alex Dias (Tabor) girls tennis Rachel Dunn (Montrose) girls track Madeline Egan (BB&N) girls lacrosse Jackie Giordano (Brooks) softball Josiah Gomes (Belmont Hill) boys track Avery Hart (BB&N) girls track Lily Heald (Dana Hall) girls lacrosse Reese Jensen (Milton Academy) golf Chase Judge (Milton Academy) boys track Luke LeBlond (Pingree) boys tennis Waters Lloyd (Pingree) girls lacrosse…

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The Boston Red Sox kept rolling on Thursday, earning their seventh straight win with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. There was some bad news after the game for two players, however, who were reportedly informed that they are being optioned to Triple-A Worcester to clear roster spots for Alex Bregman and Hunter Dobbins, both of whom are expected to be activated from the injured list on Friday. According to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, the Red Sox are sending down infielder David Hamilton and relief pitcher Isaiah Campbell. Campbell clears a spot on the pitching staff for Dobbins, who…

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The Red Sox offense has been scorching hot, and coming into Thursday the club had averaged more than eight runs per game since the start of last week’s Cincinnati series, by far the most in baseball over that stretch. The problem is those runs came against teams ranging from average to putrid. Could the Red Sox keep hitting against a playoff caliber opponent? It took a little while, but eventually it turned out the answer was yes. The Red Sox came from behind to beat the Rays 4-3 in Thursday’s series opener, with Ceddanne Rafaela capping off a three-run rally…

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Alex Bregman and Hunter Dobbins will both be activated from the injured list ahead of Friday’s game, a Red Sox source confirmed following Thursday’s win. To clear space on the active roster, the Red Sox have optioned infielder David Hamilton and right-hander Isaiah Campbell to Triple-A Worcester. Hamilton has primarily come off the bench for the Red Sox throughout the season and is currently batting .179 with three home runs, 15 stolen bases and a .505 OPS in 61 games. Hamilton has provided value on defense and on the base paths, but he has not been as impactful at the…

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela has been one of the best players in baseball over the past month. Since the beginning of June, Rafaela has accumulated the fifth-most fWAR in baseball. Three of the four players ahead of him are All-Stars: Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh and Bobby Witt Jr. The fourth is Juan Soto, who was left off the All-Star roster. In that span, Rafaela is hitting .303 with nine home runs. He’s in the middle of a seven-game hitting streak during which he’s driven in 10 runs. In Thursday’s 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Rafaela singled…

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